Japan’s ruling coalition secures upper house majority
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition has secured a majority in Japan’s upper house of parliament, according to vote counts by public television and other media.
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Japanese animation studio fire suspect named by police
Japanese police have named a man suspected of starting a fire that killed 34 people in an animation studio.
Suspected arson in Japan animation studio kills one and injures dozens
A man burst into a famous animation production studio in Kyoto and started a fire early on Thursday, leaving at least one person dead and 35 others injured, some critically, Japanese authorities said.
Nine deer at Japanese park die after swallowing plastic bags
Nine deer have died after swallowing plastic bags at a park in western Japan.
Nine deer at Japanese park die after eating plastic bags
Nine deer at a famed park in western Japan have died recently after swallowing plastic bags.
Heavy rain in Japan causes floods, mudslides and a blackout
Heavy rain has caused flooding and mudslides in southern Japan.
Japan resumes commercial whaling after three-decade break
Japan has resumed commercial whaling after 31 years, meeting a long-cherished goal of traditionalists that is seen as a largely lost cause.
Johnson repeats criticism of Putin’s claim liberalism has become ‘obsolete’
Boris Johnson has again criticised Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claim that liberalism is dead, with the potential Prime Minister saying Britain was the best modern example of the “triumph of liberal values”.
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agree truce to allow fresh trade talks
Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have hit the reset button in trade talks between the world’s two biggest economies, at least delaying an escalation in tension between the US and China that had financial markets on edge and cast a cloud over the global economy.
Duke of Sussex to promote Invictus as Yankees take on Red Sox in London
The Duke of Sussex will help mark a moment in history when he attends the first Major League Baseball (MLB) game played in Europe.
May condemns ‘irresponsible’ Putin at frosty face-to-face meeting
Theresa May condemned Vladimir Putin’s “irresponsible” actions in a frosty meeting between the two leaders dominated by exchanges about the Salisbury nerve agent attack.